Reply to post: Re: My wife's car has automatic headlights.

Ford: Our latest car gizmo will CHOKE OFF your FUEL if you're speeding

Fink-Nottle

Re: My wife's car has automatic headlights.

> This is *my* fault. I am not blaming the car in the slightest. But with these features comes an over-reliance on technology which is inherently dangerous.

My adaptive speed control cannot distinguish a stationary vehicle in from of the car from the background scenery, and will not react to it.

I can anticipate these situations, but it's often crossed my mind that an inexperienced driver might become over-reliant on the system and panic when he/she realised the car wasn't slowing down automatically.

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